### Filing Overview **Filing Date**: August 18, 2021 **Type of Filing**: [[Filing Definitions#Form 425|Form 425]] **Event Date**: August 18, 2021 **Filing Type**: Press Release --- ### Notes - **Key Announcement**: - Rocket Lab signed a **rideshare agreement** with Alba Orbital to launch **four PocketQube satellites** on an Electron rocket. - The launch is scheduled for **Q4 2021** from [[Launch Complex 1]] in New Zealand. - **Mission Details**: - The payload includes: - **Unicorn-2 PocketQube satellites** (Alba Orbital’s proprietary design). - **TRSI-2**, **TRSI-3**, and **MyRadar-1** satellites, carrying payloads for Alba Orbital’s customers. - Focus technologies: **optical night-time imaging** for light pollution analysis, urbanization tracking, disaster evaluation, and energy usage monitoring. - **Partnership History**: - Alba Orbital previously launched six satellites with Rocket Lab in 2019. - Alba's mission aligns with Rocket Lab’s goals of making space access faster, easier, and more affordable. - **Supporting Satellites**: - Mission includes the **AuroraSat-1** by Aurora Propulsion Technologies, focused on sustainable space operations. - **CEO Remarks**: - Peter Beck emphasized Rocket Lab’s commitment to lowering costs and democratizing access to space. --- ![[e3ac691b-01b5-4012-bd8b-c0e401f604ce.pdf]]